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Bernardo Kastrup: Are We Dissociated Alters Of Cosmic Consciousness?

Mind-Body Solution

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The Measurement Problem in Quantum Theory

Physicalism assumes that what really exists are physical states. If this is correct, then physical state or physical entities have standalone existence because they are supposed to be the bottom level of reality. Experiments contradict this: if you have two particles which are entangled, and you shoot one at the speed of light in one direction andyou shoot the other in the opposite direction, how can particle B change? The choice by Alice determines 100% what Bob sees when he measures particle B. So what is telling us is that physical entities do not have standalone existence. They arise from measurement. That's probably what people mean by the observer effect. I don't know. Okay, so why is physicalism then

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